thrash
verb/θræʃ/
/θræʃ/
Verb Forms
Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they thrash | /θræʃ/ /θræʃ/ |
| he / she / it thrashes | /ˈθræʃɪz/ /ˈθræʃɪz/ |
| past simple thrashed | /θræʃt/ /θræʃt/ |
| past participle thrashed | /θræʃt/ /θræʃt/ |
| -ing form thrashing | /ˈθræʃɪŋ/ /ˈθræʃɪŋ/ |
- [transitive] thrash somebody/something to hit a person or an animal many times with a stick, etc. as a punishment
- My father used to thrash me if I got home late.
Extra Examplessynonym beat- That boy deserves to be soundly thrashed!
- She thrashed the boy across the head and shoulders with a heavy stick.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- soundly
- with
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- [intransitive, transitive] to move or make something move in a way that is violent or shows a loss of control
- thrash (about/around) Someone was thrashing around in the water, obviously in trouble.
- The animal thrashed about in pain.
- The cow fell on its side and thrashed about wildly.
- thrash something (about/around) A whale was thrashing the water with its tail.
- She thrashed her head from side to side.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- violently
- wildly
- about
- …
- [transitive] thrash somebody/something (informal, especially British English) to defeat somebody very easily in a game
- Scotland thrashed England 5–1.
Extra Examples- The visiting side were soundly thrashed.
- They were thrashed last week by Wolves.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- comprehensively
- soundly
- thoroughly
- …
Word OriginOld English, variant of thresh (an early sense). Current senses of the noun date from the mid 19th cent.
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